Sandra Scoppettone
American author (born 1936)
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Sandra Scoppettone (born June 1, 1936, Morristown, New Jersey)[1] is an American author whose career spans the 1960s through the 2000s. She is known for her mystery and young adult books.
Sandra Scoppettone | |
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| Born | June 1, 1936 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Jack Early |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Young Adult, Mystery |
| Notable works | Suzuki Beane, Happy Endings Are All Alike, Trying Hard to Hear You, Everything You Have Is Mine |
| Notable awards | Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Award (1972), Shamus Award of the Private Eye Writers of America. |
She wrote Suzuki Beane (1961) with illustrator Louise Fitzhugh.[2]
She came out as a lesbian in the 1970s.[3] Her play Home Again, Home Again, Jiggerty Jig was produced by TOSOS, a gay and lesbian theatre company, in 1975.[4] Her book Happy Endings Are All Alike (1978) was one of the earliest young-adult books to depict a lesbian relationship; it was chosen by the American Library Association for its "Best Books for Young Adults" list.[1] Three of her novels have been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery.[5][6][7]
Publications
Mystery
- Some Unknown Person (1977)
- Such Nice People (1980)
- Innocent Bystanders (1983)
- Beautiful Rage (2004)
- This Dame for Hire (2005)
- Too Darn Hot (2006)
As Jack Early
- A Creative Kind of Killer (1984)
- Razzamatazz (1985)
- Donato & Daughter (1988)
Lauren Laurano series
- Everything You Have Is Mine (1991)
- I'll Be Leaving You Always (1993)
- My Sweet Untraceable You (1994)
- Let's Face The Music and Die (1996)
- Gonna Take a Homicidal Journey (1998)
Young adult literature
- Trying Hard to Hear You (1974)
- The Late Great Me (1976)
- Happy Endings Are All Alike (1978)
- Long Time Between Kisses (1982)
- Playing Murder (1985)
Children's books
- Bang, Bang, You're Dead (co-written with Louise Fitzhugh, illus. Fitzhugh) (Harper & Row, 1969)
